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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Rick Wakeman - And You And I - grand piano

From: "tony1" <atm655@verizon.net>
Date: 2010-04-07

Interesting and believable.
I'm way out of practice for sure.
Some say I resemble a slug hmmmm.
Tony1
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Blechta
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Rick Wakeman - And You And I - grand piano

 

Nah. Once get them solidly under your fingers your good to go as long as you keep playing. Even if you stop for awhile, it's only a few weeks to get the strength and agility back. However, there's A LOT of slug time at the beginning.


In Wakeman's case, you also have to know how to put it all together, which he obviously does.


On Apr 6, 2010, at 6:17 PM, lsf5275@aol. com wrote:

 

He must practice scales 12 hours a day.
 
In a message dated 4/6/2010 3:57:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mike.dickson@gmail.com writes:
Interesting, yes. My major gripe with RW though is that he has only one chop. It's all so bleeding monotonous.